Other Patient & Consumer Resources

• Talk With Your Health Care Provider About Taking Aspirin to Prevent Strokes
• What You Should Know About Stroke Prevention

Clinicians & Providers

• Acute Stroke and Myocardial Infarction, Transition of Care
• Functional Contrast-enhanced CT for Evaluation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Does Not Increase the Risk of Contrast-induced Nephropathy
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Malignant CTA Collateral Profile is Highly Specific for Large Admission DWI Infarct Core and Poor Outcome in Acute Stroke
• Stroke Prevention: Recommendations
• Variations in Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease and Future Risk by Metabolic Syndrome Classification in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study

Full Research Reports

September 1 2012 20120901

Stroke Prevention: Recommendations

Other Research & Data

• Malignant CTA Collateral Profile is Highly Specific for Large Admission DWI Infarct Core and Poor Outcome in Acute Stroke
• Variations in Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease and Future Risk by Metabolic Syndrome Classification in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study

News & Numbers

October 20 2010 20101020

Stroke Survival Greater for Men Than Women After Hospital Treatment

Other News & Events

• A certain type of stroke increases risk of death and poor outcome
• Arterial and perfusion imaging help guide treatment for stroke patients when symptom onset is unknown
• Computerized tomography angiography may help determine appropriate treatment for stroke patients
• Contrast-enhanced CT scans do not increase the risk of kidney failure in patients with acute stroke
• Doctors underprescribe warfarin to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure
• Evidence lacking on optimal transition-of-care programs for heart attack and stroke patients following hospitalization
• Evidence lacking on transition-of-care programs for heart attack and stroke patients after hospital discharge
• Malignant CTA Collateral Profile is Highly Specific for Large Admission DWI Infarct Core and Poor Outcome in Acute Stroke
• New technical brief on stroke care published
• Patients who suffer strokes and are seen at designated stroke centers fare better in the short and long run
• Process improvements in family practice lead to some improvements in intermediate outcomes
• Remote supervision of stroke therapy is safe and effective at smaller hospitals
• Some patients hospitalized for stroke more likely to keep taking drugs
• Stroke education program improves medication knowledge and satisfaction with health care providers' explanations
• Type of insurance affects use and intensity of postacute care for stroke survivors